tricoglosso

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin Trichoglossus, from Ancient Greek. By surface analysis, trico- +‎ -glosso.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tri.koˈɡlɔs.so/
  • Rhymes: -ɔsso
  • Hyphenation: tri‧co‧glòs‧so

Noun

tricoglosso m (plural tricoglossi)

  1. lorikeet of the genus Trichoglossus

Further reading

  • tricoglosso in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • tricoglosso in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • tricoglòsso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • tricoglòsso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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